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Fiona Onasanya fights on to remain Peterborough MP as aide quits

Fiona Onasanya will be recalled from parliament if 10 per cent of eligible constituents sign the petition against her
Fiona Onasanya will be recalled from parliament if 10 per cent of eligible constituents sign the petition against her
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A disgraced former Labour MP is losing her communications director after beginning a campaign to fight against a petition to recall her from parliament.

Fiona Onasanya is facing the prospect of being the first parliamentarian to lose her job after being recalled by constituents. A by-election will be held if 10 per cent of eligible constituents, estimated to be about 7,000 people, sign the petition in the next six weeks.

Matt Turner, her communications director, handed in his notice last week after having stayed on to run her constituency office while she served 28 days in prison for perverting the course of justice.

Onasanya posted a video with a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline to protest her innocence
Onasanya posted a video with a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline to protest her innocence
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Onasanya, who is now an independent MP, has come out fighting to save her seat, and the £77,000 salary that comes with